good morning, matt. >> reporter: george, good morning. normally downtown l.a. is bumper to bumper. we're likely to see a shutdown like this across the country. the governor of california warning that over 25 million people could be infected, and that's why this directive to shelter at home is not so much a request. it's an order. this morning, california with its 40 million people becoming the first state in the nation to order a virtual lockdown. >> a statewide order for people to stay at home. >> reporter: california's governor also sending this dire letter to the white house, asking the president to deploy the navy's hospital ship, "the mercy" to los angeles. right now, it's preparing to head to seattle to help with the outbreak there. california officials anticipate that in the next eight weeks, close to 30% of the state's residents will have the virus, amounting to more than 10 million people. all nonessential businesses in the state ordered to close. that as an infected...